Short hair Do you think I should cut Jilly's hair. The groomer said. no. They just got back from the groomer. |
I think the better question is: Do YOU want to cut Jilly's hair? :) Can we see a pic of her? |
Depends on your dogs type of hair! I've seen some Yorkies with thick almost fluffy hair that looks cute when cut short...look like little fluffy teddy bears! Then, you have the Yorkies, like my little 5 lb. male, who have fine, thin, silky hair--like a young human child of two might have. I have to keep Taffy's body coat just a simple "coat length" 3 inches below his body, curving up a bit as I trim toward the rear legs. I even-up any stray hair on his legs, but I don't like the way he looks if his "leg hair" is cut too short, it makes his legs look thin! I trim carefully under tummy to same length as the outside coat. I shorten hair around his rump so no bits of "poo" can cling under his tail! I loved Bows; he (and my hubby) hate them! Taffy WOULD always succeed in using both paws to tug his bows off when at home--ouch! I finally said to myself, oh well, he's a family pet, and I studied calendar & magazines of "Yorkies with bangs"--not too short, but so he can see well..they are best angled from center of forehead back to side over outer eye. I leave the hair on top of his head longer and the sides of his face longer and his beard longer. But, he doesn't get to grow the LONG hair of Show Yorkies, I'd never keep all those fine tangles out! He likes his sweaters on, if my hubby has the furnace set back in fall & winter. (Floors are much cooler than up where we humans are..) I actually let his coat get a bit longer in warm weather, because he can get snarls from running in his cool weather sweaters..so that's when I part the top of his body hair, comb down smooth on each side, and keep bottom length no more than 3" longer than his underbody. I use his round-tip dog scissors to comb straight downward from top of his back sliding to the ends of his hair, he likes this sensation...no more pulled hair, because if I hit a snarl, then I just snip through while sliding down toward floor..no painful tugging on hair! Taffy got used to scissors when young! |
Short hair. If you look in my album the set of four pics shows them after their haircut last night. Piper has thick wavy hair and really looks cut in the shorter cut. But Jilly has long straight hair and it is fine. My groomer said Jilly would not looks the same as Piper. Solo she cut some of the length off Jilly. I love the long show coat. But it is a lot of work. Look at my pics in my album. |
Shorter hair is a lot easier to take care of. I have Teeka in a semi-long cut and Tatiana and Max are shorter. They have a fluffly coat. Tatiana is more of a puppy cut w/ some beard. I cut their hair myself and prefer some fluff! I can post a picture if you want. |
Yes I would love to see the pics. |
Recent pic I am going to try to put the recent pics from last night. This after our return from the groomer. |
Album Oh well didn't work. Just check out my album in my profile . |
3 Attachment(s) Here are some pictures of my three..... Tatiana is the first picture, Teeka is second and Max, who we keep the shortest. |
I looked at your profile but saw no album. I am so lame getting around this website. |
You can cut Jillie's hair, just not as short as Piper's. My Momo has soft cottony hair & I like using the #7FC blade on him & the other 3 who all has silky hair gets cut w/the #4FC or #5Fc (in the summer) blades. For blades, the higher the #, the shorter the cut. If the silky ones gets cut w/the #7FC blade, they will look like they have very short hair, almost look shaved. I like leaving a little bit of hair on their body, it protects them from the sun. It can get pretty hot & humid here in CA & I do grow their hair in the cooler months to keep them warm. Here are some good links to different Yorkie hair styles & cuts. Yorkie Hairstyles and Hair Cuts - Pictures Explore Yorkie Haircuts Pictures And Select The Best Style For Your Pet |
To cut or not...on your own! If you want to try out a bit of trimming on your own, now that she's gone to the groomer, you can try to keep some photos handy and when she begins to get just a bit "fluffy" or "shaggy", try to do just a little bit to even places back up. Don't wait until she is too long, or you may not have any previous shape to follow. You Don't want to do too much at first...you're just getting the feel of it. I got a small palm-sized razor to trim down away from Taffy's eyes and under & around his paws; I got brave and do the top 1/3 of his ears...if you like that look. Never go up the side edges of ears with a razor, just stay on the flat part of ear with the razor flat against it. If you see stray hairs, it's safer just trimming edges w/ round tipped scissors. GOOD LUCKK! |
Cutting hair. I want to thank you all for the advice. Only yorkie lovers would understand how hard it is to make decisions about our beloved pups. |
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All my guys go to the Groomer three times a year. Each are very short clips save for this next one, which I let go a little longer because of the cooling weather. I don't show them, and take them Hunting almost every day. They get muddy and wet when they try to catch a Frog or Snake along the Bayou. One would think that if one had a Yorkie, they should allow their Coat to grow out, but... I could care less about that. Owning a Yorkie and the experience of that fellowship, is FAR past their appearance... IT'S AN ADVENTURE ! :thumbup: |
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